§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will set up an inquiry at the Dungeness Power Station, Kent, to investigation the non-consultation between International Combustion Limited and the Constructional Engineering Union; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing termination of the contract involving International Combustion Limited at Dungeness "B" Power Station notice of redundancy was given to employees on 17th July, 1970. I am anxious that in all cases of redundancy
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 12TH OCTOBER, 1970 IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS IN LANARKSHIRE Men 18 and over Boys under 18 Women 18 and over Girls under 18 Total Percentage rate* Airdrie … … 770 85 332 64 1,251 5.3 Bellshill … … 390 29 166 23 608 Blantyre … … 363 24 111 28 526 Carluke … … 80 15 30 14 139 Coatbridge … … 1,048 118 434 56 1,656 East Kilbride … 375 54 134 41 604 Hamilton … … 942 80 405 68 1,495 Larkhall … … 256 21 138 16 431 Motherwell … 558 55 264 45 922 Uddingston … … 301 19 124 11 455 Wishaw … … 655 54 324 38 1,071 Lanark … … 229 24 125 10 388 4.9 Lesmahagow … 249 8 44 8 309 11.7 Shotts … … 295 13 118 13 439 7.4 * Percentage rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the total numbers registered as unemployed as percentages of the estimated numbers of employees, employed and unemployed. Percentage rates can be calculated for the whole of the North Lanarkshire travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.